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Court Upholds Immunity in Case of Iowa Officer Who Stomped on Suspect’s Ankle
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 19:38 pmA Davenport, Iowa, police officer who stomped on the ankle of a suspect used unreasonable force but cannot be held liable for doing so, a federal appeals court ruled on July 9. The 2015 stomp by officer Brian Stevens allegedly[…]
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HUB Employee in California Suing Firm for Discrimination During Pandemic Lockdown
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 16:21 pmA former insurance account executive in California has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from her job in retaliation for complaining about discrimination against her by a supervisor who didn’t like her caring for her two children while she[…]
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May 2019 Tornadoes in Missouri Caused Nearly $190M in Insured Losses
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 12:35 pmThe May 2019 tornadoes that ravaged several parts of Missouri caused significant damage to both residential and commercial properties, and resulted in close to $190 million in insured losses, the state Department of Commerce and Insurance reported. The department has[…]
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Louisiana Governor Signs Law Protecting Schools from Most Virus Lawsuits
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 12:22 pmLouisiana’s K-12 schools and colleges will be shielded from most civil lawsuits if a student or teacher contracts the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus under a bill that Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law on July 8. Lawmakers[…]
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2 Workers Hurt in Boiler Room Fire at Tyson Chicken Plant in Arkansas
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 12:19 pmA boiler room outside of a southwest Arkansas chicken processing plant caught fire and exploded early on July 9, injuring two employees, an official said. The explosion was reported at about 1:30 a.m. at a Tyson Foods plant in Nashville,[…]
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Volunteer Firefighter in Louisiana Arrested for Arson
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 12:17 pmA volunteer firefighter has been accused of starting a fire in south Louisiana. The State Fire Marshal’s Office, in a news release, said Kentrelle Beasley Jr., 18, was arrested on a charge of simple arson for setting an abandoned house[…]
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Keystone Adds Dansig Insurance Risk Advisors in Illinois to Network
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 11:53 amDansig Insurance Risk Advisors (Dansig) of Decatur, Illinois, has joined the Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone), expanding that agency network organization’s footprint in the Great Lakes region. Led by Dan Reynolds, president and CEO, and Darren Reynolds, senior vice president, Dansig[…]
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German Officials Seize Server With U.S. Police Files Stolen in Data Breach
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 11:52 amAt the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month.[…]
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Allstar Underwriters Expands Vacation Rental Insurance Program to Arkansas
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 11:44 amAtlanta-based Allstar Underwriters has expanded its existing vacation rental insurance program into the state of Arkansas. The program has been offered in Tennessee since 2015, according to Laura Richardson, Allstar Underwriters vice president/property & casualty broker. The agency will offer[…]
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Tropical Storm Fay Heads to New York, Southern New England
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 11:30 amQuick-moving Tropical Storm Fay strengthened as it moved toward southern New Jersey, where it was expected to make landfall Friday afternoon before sweeping north to New York with a curtain of heavy rain and thrashing winds. Rain will spread across[…]
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Wyoming Wildfire Destroys Home, Burns Other Buildings
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 10:55 amA wildfire in eastern Wyoming burned at least one home and closed a highway. The fire on Tuesday burned through rolling plains and trees north of Interstate 25 and south of the North Platte River near Glenrock. The flames burned[…]
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Officials Say Portland Businesses Lost $23M Due to Ongoing Protests
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 10:53 amDowntown businesses in Portland, Ore. have sustained about $23 million in damages and lost customers because of violent nightly protests that have brought the city to its knees, authorities said Wednesday. At a police briefing, Deputy Chief Chris Davis said[…]
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Wrongful Death Suit in California Claims Guard Kept Knee on Man’s Neck
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 10:49 amThe parents of a California man who died while being detained on suspicion of trespassing at Sacramento’s basketball arena has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging a security guard kept his knee on the man’s neck for more than four[…]
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University Researchers Claim Air Filter ‘Catches and Kills’ the Coronavirus
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 10:07 amResearchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that they say can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity[…]
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State Auto Extends CEO LaRocco’s Contract
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 10:00 amState Auto Financial Corp’s board of directors has extended the contract of President and CEO Mike LaRocco for an extra 12 months, citing the need for “stability and continuity” in the face of COVID-19. LaRocco’s contract now runs through the[…]
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It Took Coronavirus Pandemic to Settle Bayer’s Roundup Suits: Viewpoint
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 09:02 amIn late June, Bayer AG agreed to pay $9.5 billion to settle about 100,000 lawsuits that accused Roundup, the popular herbicide it acquired when it bought Monsanto in 2018, of causing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The settlement came about even though Bayer[…]
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Randall to Retire as Executive Chairman of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 07:05 amThe board of directors of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announces that Ken Randall, executive chairman of the company and co-founder of R&Q, has notified the board of his intention to retire with effect from March 31, 2021. The[…]
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Capsicum Re Names New Chairman as Chilton Takes on New Role Within Gallagher
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 06:44 amCapsicum Re, the specialist reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Raja Balasuriya as its chairman. He succeeds fellow Capsicum Re founder Grahame Chilton in the role, who it was announced would re-join the wider Gallagher business – working alongside[…]
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New Jersey’s SageSure Appoints Bernstein as Chief Administrative Officer
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 06:00 amSageSure, a Jersey City, N.J.-based insurance and services company specializing in underserved property markets, has appointed Lisa Bernstein as chief administrative officer. In this new role, Bernstein will spearhead SageSure’s ability to execute personnel investment programs and initiatives, leading the[…]
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Lloyd’s to Exit U.S. Admitted Market, Focus on U.S. Surplus Lines, Reinsurance
News – Insurance Journal Jul 10, 2020 | 05:45 amLloyd’s announced it plans to stop accepting admitted market accounts in the U.S. in a year and focus on the U.S. reinsurance and excess and surplus (E&S) insurance market, where it is the market leader. As part of this strategy[…]
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